ADVISORY/Hollywood Sports Readies for July 8 Grand Opening.City Desks & Metro Editors ADVISORY...for Thursday (July 27) Hollywood Sports, the exciting new extreme sports extreme sports Sports events characterized by high speed or high risk. Such sports include aggressive inline skating, wakeboarding, street luge, skateboarding, and freestyle bicycle events (wherein tricks such as back flips are performed on a bicycle). showcase will open to the public on Monday, July 8. A Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting Ceremony A ribbon cutting ceremony is a public ceremony conducted to inaugurate the opening to the general public of a new building or business. Often, it is conducted in just the manner the name suggests: by tying a ceremonial ribbon across the main entrance of the building, which will be held on June 27 at 12 noon, attended by Dennis Bukowski, President of Hollywood Sports Park, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control ; Mayor John Pratt For other persons named John Pratt, see John Pratt (disambiguation). John William Pratt (October 22, 1894—December 1973) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1927 to 1936. of Bellflower, city council members, a representative of LA County Sheriff Lee Baca Leroy David Baca (b. May 27 1942, East Los Angeles, California) is the Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California. After graduating from Benjamin Franklin High School (Los Angeles) in 1960, Baca worked his way through East Los Angeles College before starting with the L.A. , and extreme sports industry professionals. "It's been a long road to get to this day, but we are pleased we took the time to make this the best extreme Sports Park in the country," says Bukowski. "We are very gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to have the support of the community of Bellflower, extreme sports professionals and competitors from around the world who offered their suggestions and recommendations for the design of the park." The park has been under construction over the past year on the site of a former 9-hole municipal golf course, and offers one of the best collections of dedicated extreme sports tracks and areas in the country. Hollywood Sports park allows visitors from around the world to enjoy BMX BMX abbr. bicycle motocross BMX Noun 1. bicycle motocross: stunt riding over an obstacle course on a bicycle 2. biking, skateboarding, in-line skating, paintball paintball Sports medicine A sport in which marble-sized gelatin capsules filled with a nontoxic dye are shot at speeds of 300 kph/200 mph Warning: games, rock climbing rock climbing Sports medicine An 'extreme sport' in which the participant climbs rock formations, with or without ropes Injury risk Fractures, abrasions, death. See Extreme sports. , a slick track speedway, plus volleyball, basketball, tennis, arcade and night club facilities. The park not only offers the latest innovations in sports, but also combines them with the glamour of Hollywood, creating a multifaceted recreational and entertainment experience unlike any other. Integral to the Hollywood Sports concept is the use of actual movie and TV sets to create scenarios and environments that make visitors feel as if they are part of a major production. It is the first major theme park to combine both participatory sports and entertainment, while delivering the fun of some of the 21st century's most popular extreme sports on both recreational and competitive levels. Hollywood Sports is located 9030 Somerset Blvd., in Bellflower, California, near the intersection of Lakewood Blvd. and Somerset, between the 710, 605, 91, and 5 freeways. Information is available on the Web at www.hollywoodsports.com, or by calling 562/867-9600.
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WHAT: The Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of Hollywood
Sports
WHEN: Thursday, June 27, 2002 at 12:00 noon
(Sports demonstrations begin at 10 AM)
WHERE: Hollywood Sports Park
9030 Somerset Blvd. (near Lakewood Blvd).
Bellflower, CA
WHY: Hollywood Sports is the exciting new extreme sports park in
Bellflower, offering state-of-the-art sports experiences from
Paintball to BMX to skateboarding and rock climbing.
WHO: Dennis Bukowski, President of Hollywood Sports, LLC
Mayor John Pratt, Mayor of Bellflower
A representative of Lee Baca, Sheriff of Los Angeles County
Sports Professionals from the Freestyle Skateboard,
BMX Cycling and Paintball Industries
HOW: Call the Hollywood Sports RSVP desk at 562/867-9600
Officials from the City of Bellflower, including Mayor John Pratt and other city council members will attend the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of Hollywood Sports, at Noon, Thursday, June 27. Lee Baca, Sheriff of Los Angeles County will also attend. Prior to the ribbon cutting ceremonies, demonstrations of BMX bicycling, freestyle skateboarding, and speedball speed·ball n. An intravenous dose of cocaine mixed with heroin or an amphetamine. competitions will be held starting at 10:00 AM. The park opens officially to the public July 8, with special preview sessions starting June 27. |
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